Illustration of hutch
- hutch 1b
1
a
: a chest or compartment for storage
b
: a cupboard usually surmounted by open shelves
2
: a pen or coop for an animal
Examples of hutch in a Sentence
the campers slept in a hutch near the riverbank
keeps her best china in a hutch in the dining room
Recent Examples on the Web
Her eyes landed on a dusty white hutch that had come with the place.
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Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
The article cautioned those with small pets as foxes can get into hutches and grab small dogs or cats.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The hutch’s walls are enclosed with sturdy wire grids that keep your cats safely inside (and other critters out), while allowing fresh air to flow freely and offering an unobstructed view.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 7 June 2025
Searches on Houzz for vintage bathroom vanities spiked 4 times year-over-year, and searches for China cabinets and hutches increased nearly 3 times.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
The article cautioned those with small pets as foxes can get into hutches and grab small dogs or cats.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The hutch’s walls are enclosed with sturdy wire grids that keep your cats safely inside (and other critters out), while allowing fresh air to flow freely and offering an unobstructed view.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 7 June 2025
Searches on Houzz for vintage bathroom vanities spiked 4 times year-over-year, and searches for China cabinets and hutches increased nearly 3 times.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for hutch
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“Hutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hutch. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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